Straining device for eaves-spoutings.



AVPLICATION FILED APR. 28.19]?- INVENTOR Patented June 26, 1917.

ATTO R N EY "4E NORRIS PEfsRS 60.. Pncno-LHHQ. WASHINGION, D. C

ARNOLD E. HO'UGE, OF BADGER, IOWA.

STBAINING DEVICE FOR EAVES-SPOU'IINGS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J1" none 263, i911.

Application filed April 28, 1917. Serial No. 165,199.

. finely woven fabric and a holding device of a novel construction forsuch fabric, the fabric, of course, being designed for catching andretaining dirt and like substances passing through the spout.

With the above and other objects in view the improvement resides in theconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts set forth in thefollowing specification and falling within the scope of the appendedclaims.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating the application of theimprovement,

Fig. 2 is a central vertical longitudinal sectional view through thesame, and

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a strainer holder, the ring membersbeing separated as when the fabric strainer is to be arrangedtherebetween.

The caves or downspout 1 may be arranged above a cut-off in the spout orconductor and the spout is provided upon its outer face with a slot oropening 2, the upper wall provided by the opening being preferablyinclined, so that the space between the upper and lower walls of thesaid opening is greatest at the center of the opening.

' The holding device for the fabric strain 3 is broadly indicated by thenumeral 4:, and comprises two ring members 5 and 6 respectively. Thelower ring member is preferably formed of a continuous stretch of wireand has its ends offset, as at 7, and continued in an outward directionin parallelism providing the spaced arms 8. These arms at their outerends are bent to provide copies of this patent may be obtained for fivecents each, by addressing the the handle portion 9, and the said arms,at the juncture with the handle, are bent upon themselves or otherwiseformed with upstanding ears 10 between which is arranged a pivot 11 thatis designed to receive the arm 12 of the ring member 6. The ring member6 is of a size to be snugly received in the ring member 5 and in realitycomprises a fiat band, the outer edge of which being formed with acontinuous flange 10 which is designed to rest upon the wire ring member5 when the rings are associated to arrange the fabric filtering mediumtherebetween. The device is inserted through the opening in theconducting pipe or spout as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawingsand the fabric filtering cloth will contact with the inner periphery orbore of the said pipe so that particles of dirt and the like passingthrough the pipe will be received upon the filtering member, while atthe same time the water will readily permeate through the said filteringmember.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is: K

1. In combination with a down-spout or the like, having an opening inone of the sides thereof, of a holder member including a handle and twopivoted rings designed to receive therebetween a strip of fabricproviding a filtering member and which is adapted to be inserted throughthe opening in the pipe, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. A holding means for fabric filters for down-spouts or the like,comprising two ring members each formed with outstanding arms, one ofthe ring members being in the nature of a metallic band, the outer edgeof which is flanged, the arm of the said member being pivotally securedto the arm of the first mentioned member whereby the second mentionedring will be swung to within the first mentioned ring with the flange ofthe first mentioned ring resting upon the upper edge of the secondmentioned ring.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

ARNOLD E. HOUGE.

Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

